Meet Musokwe. She’s 72 and lives in a small village outside of Lusaka, Zambia. Aly Bandali, our President & CEO, met her at one of our boreholes, where she was fetching water for her family, carrying her grandchild on her back in a large scarf. She told Aly her story. She had lost her sight… Continue reading Cataract surgery can change a life
Category: Community Health Worker
You are empowering women to transform their own communities!
(Pictured above: an Operation Eyesight-trained community health worker from India) In poverty-stricken areas of developing countries, women are often expected to assume traditional gender roles, looking after the household and raising children. They are often less respected than men. They have few opportunities to pursue education and a career. Even if they dream of a… Continue reading You are empowering women to transform their own communities!
Together from Darkness to Light
Rathnamma and Venkitaraman have been each other’s support ever since they migrated to Bangalore, India to work as construction labourers. Despite 40 years of hard work, the couple was only able to accumulate a small amount of savings. And that savings was quickly used after Venkitaram’s sight faded, until he eventually went blind. Without his… Continue reading Together from Darkness to Light
Thanks to you, this couple escaped despair
82-year-old Simiyu and his wife, Philomena, live in the agricultural town of Kitale, Kenya. They have five children, four daughters and a son, who live away from home. Both Simiyu and Philomena struggled with deteriorating vision for years. Eventually, Simiyu went completely blind. “I used to have a persistent headache,” says Simiyu. “ I couldn’t… Continue reading Thanks to you, this couple escaped despair
